Key responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety and well-being of all the children at all times.
• Supervise our children at After School Club, engaging with them in aspects of play and conversation.
• Plan and lead craft activities.
• Meet and greet parents.
• Develop quality play and activities, ensuring the engagement of all children, specific to their individual needs through a variety of play opportunities.
• Implement playworker principles and the EYFS statutory framework, and general childcare requirements.
• Monitor homework activities, where appropriate.
• Serving of prepared refreshments.
• ·Ensure understanding and appropriate implementation of all the School’s policies and procedures. We would provide all the relevant training required; however, we do require the candidate to have good literacy and numeracy skills. The candidate should be motivated and enjoy working with children.

The Good Shepherd Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We ensure that all our employment practices share this commitment.

The closing date for this job is 30th September but applications will be considered as they are received and the school reserves the right to appoint at any point during the application process if a suitable candidate is found prior to the closing date.

Please note that we shall take up references before the interview. It is essential therefore, that all reference details supplied are correct, up to date and include a current e-mail address.